does ne1 know if going from 98 straight to xp would need an upgrade cd if i didnt wanna loose all my work?? or does upgrading from 98 to xp not require an upgrade cd??
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yes you need the CD how else would you load XP.. if you get the upgrade version of XP then you will need to have an existing windows OS disk to qualify for the upgrade price.. 98 2k me etx will all work... you should back up all your work before installing any OS BTW
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I think even when you go to Install XP over 98, it will format, will not upgrade,Like going from 98 to 98se.
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Originally Posted by canadateck
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Originally Posted by bazooka
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Originally Posted by canadateck
If you have windows 95, you must buy the full install version.
The line of thinking is also if you are running 95, your computer is not adequate enough to run XP. -
please post non video related computer stuff in the computer forum. moving you.
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A clean, fresh install is always the preferred way to put XP on your system. It will still ask you to insert your 98 disk for verification.
Back up all your data files you need first. Another point is not all applications and drivers for your 98 OS will be be compatible with XP, so that needs to be kept in mind, too.TANSTAAFL -
I bought the XP upgrade disk (pre-SP2) and it said I had to run the CD from Windows 98. Couldn't run off a floppy boot into DOS.
Perhaps later upgrades are different. That would be better. -
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Originally Posted by bazooka
I would advise a full backup (of all important documents) at the least. This is even more so if all your documents are on the C:\ drive with win98.
The best defense against (potential) disaster is to be prepaired.
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Bazooka, I like your new title. It seems, some how, usefull!Some people say dog is mans best friend. I say that man is dog's best slave... At least that is what my dogs think. -
At the time XP was released, Windows 95 had dropped off the support list, so it was no longer a valid, supported OS.
By far the best results will come froma fresh install. No legacy drivers, no registry crap, just nice and clean. This is not always practical, and thankfully the upgrade is pretty thorough and foolproof. Legacy hardware, such as scanners and parallel port drives, may give you grief.
One of my clients is a school where we upgrade fairly regularly and rarely have major problems.
Sage advive to back everything up though, as there are no gaurantees.Read my blog here.
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